A Fallen Archangel or Wow, Dactylic Hexameter is too hard, let's make something up instead.
Descended from heaven a soul of sin.
Uncomprehensive of ability within.
A fallen archangel sentenced to walk
A land unknown and alone, he thought.
But people of this planet befriend the beaten
Positivity is not often a possibility.
Embraced with grace the goodness of strangers
Enhanced with haste the … Continue Reading ››
I remembered I needed to flip my grilled cheese sandwich over at the same time I heard Ryan answer his phone. It was my Aunt Lynn calling back. He put her on speakerphone as I began to leave the back bedroom in our apartment. The kitchen … Continue Reading ››
The kind of the story that I would like to propose, I'd like to say it is a hybrid of character based and self- discovery story. As I have mentioned in my previous post "Story Proposal", I was inspired by the incident … Continue Reading ››
Maine Girl Takes on Clean Water Services in Namdu, Africa
Because the information I have on my friend Caroline's trip to Africa and her experience working with Clean Water Services is very slim, at this point, I have come up with a series of questions to ask her in my first interviews to try and get … Continue Reading ››
Edwina was excited and called my office three times that week leading up to our session. I have always known Edwina, she was the next door neighbor to my grandmother Beatrice. As a small child I would often see Edwina looking out her kitchen window as she did dishes. That two story house was recently … Continue Reading ››
The air was warm and the sun was bright. My eyes were fixed upon a shine. Off in the distance i could make out my home. The branches were folding, fighting for space to grow. The trees are tall, the trees are broad the perfect home … Continue Reading ››
Out of the different kinds of stories that the Cookbook lists: mine is defiantly a hybrid of two. Character/Adventure/Recovery/Discovery-- it's an epic tale of all of these things, when our being are rocked to our core! Insert dramatic music and lighting! Alright, not quite like that. The kind of story I want it to be doesn't … Continue Reading ››
We were on our way home from working in the mines, when I noticed that lights were on in our house. The other dwarves and I tip-toed to the door as to not alert the intruder that we came back. As we got closer I noticed that one of the windows in the front … Continue Reading ››
The ride to Michigan was long and I honestly didn't know what to expect going to a state I've never been with people I've never met before. I decided to go with an open mind, no expectations, and hoping to just grow in my relationship with … Continue Reading ››
Looking into the Digital Cookbook I would have to say that my story is a personal character story. The character being my dog in this case. My is pretty much a simple story. The shape of the story starts out with the rough life as a puppy, possibly of abuse by the original owner or that of … Continue Reading ››
There were planes everywhere. The hum of the ships engines couldn't dwarf the sound. Water lapped over the edge of the ship splashing onto the decks. The waves rocked us into our neighboring soldiers.
We weren't just any soldier though, we were the newly formed Marines.
They assigned us an infiltration mission to Nagasaki. This would end … Continue Reading ››
Description: Young girl wants to travel the world to find herself. She starts her journey off in Paris. She doesn’t know anyone and she doesn’t have anywhere to stay.
Scene: One scene takes place in Montmarte, Paris. It was a chilly November day and Sarah was walking around the neighborhood of Montmarte around dusk, searching for … Continue Reading ››
I have decided to write my story about my dog Sophie, she is a mutt that we adopted and saved from a high kill shelter. Sophie seems to have a lot of skittish tendencies that came from her time as a puppy. I will be writing a story about possibly what she went through as … Continue Reading ››
Part 1: Family Interviews
After calling my mom to have her send a photo of my grandfather's graduating class, I decided to ask some questions about him.
"Didn't Grampie and most of his class go right into World War II?"
"Actually, thats a really good story. All seven of them were drafted into World War II only a … Continue Reading ››
In the interview of my father, a piece of incident from his stories has inspired me and I would like to base on that to turn it into an either fictional story/documentary. The incident is about a night when he was … Continue Reading ››
Description
I'm still in the process of deciding what to write. I know that I want to do another children's story, but I'm not sure of what. I could write another story about Betty (and maybe the crow), but I'm open to experimenting with a whole new story and style. I might read a few children's … Continue Reading ››
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For about a year I have been developing a world in my head. The world is more complex than a stand alone story because it is actually three “origin” stories of sorts. The idea is that the world takes place in a variable multiverse, with the ending of the first two stories changing the history … Continue Reading ››
I am having trouble picking a specific "topic" for my story this semester. I learned a lot from taking NMD 343, such as what to do and what not to do with a story... so that experience is definitely making an impact in this decision. After talking with my group I started to think about … Continue Reading ››
Story ProposalDescription
My story is going to be based on my grandfather and the six other boys who graduated from high school. These seven went straight into WWII both drafted and enlisted. I will focus on the early lives of these boys and probably only focus on three individuals for the full stories.
Scene
Example scene of my … Continue Reading ››
Description: My idea is to tell the story of my summer in Traverse City, Michigan. It was an unforgettable experience for me and I would like to share it with others. I am involved with an organization called Cru which is a christian group on campus, and I went of a Cru summer project this … Continue Reading ››
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I’d like to develop a story following the Pixar formula. The basic idea for my story is a person who has been a goodie two shoes and worked hard their whole life dies and is reincarnated as some animal (yet to be determined). The main character is upset with … Continue Reading ››
I want to make 10-12 audio recordings of 10 different characters acting out different stories, which when put together all interconnect to create a larger story about all the characters.
I don’t have any concrete ideas for characters yet, and also I’m still not sure about the main conflict, but i want the main … Continue Reading ››
I want to do a series of short stories about Disney princesses whose “happily ever after” didn’t exactly work out. Specifically, they will have gotten into trouble, and the stories will take place during their court hearings. Through testimonies from other characters involved, the story will unfold.
For my project, I would really like to do a digital version of a story I wrote last semester for my ENG307 class- which can be read below. The story is not complete in its current form, and I plan to expand upon it in even greater detail right down to the world: its culture … Continue Reading ››
Ideas for Main project
1.) Continue my story from NMD 343 about the girl getting lost in the market. I would add more details to the story and add another big event.
2.) Travel story ideasMain Idea: Young girl wants to travel the world to find herself. She starts her journey off in Paris. She doesn’t know … Continue Reading ››
The project is a continuation of 2008 Oral History Project conduction by myself, James Eric Francis Sr., Tribal Historian of the Penobscot Nation and funded through a National Park Service (NPS) Tribal Heritage Grant. The goal of the project was to introduce 350 photographs taken and collected by Dr. Frank G. Speck during his many … Continue Reading ››
I would like to create a video story based on the intensity of an electronic music track. The story will take the feel of the music, aggressive sound will show aggression towards the main character "turtle". Aggression would come from predators and natural disasters. Meanwhile the turtle or main character is on its journey and … Continue Reading ››
I have two ideas for my story this semester. Both of them involve things I can't control as well as fear. I'm not sure if I want to combine these two stories somehow, keep them as separate short stories, or just do one or the other.
The … Continue Reading ››
Freshman year the easiest friends I made were the ones right across the hall. Over the two semesters we spend most of our free time together, usually indulging in the gaming set-up in their room. When the end of the year came around we had decided that one year was long enough to live on … Continue Reading ››
I hate feeling like a cantankerous old man, but I'm nearing my 50's and technology has grown greater than I could have imagined. Nowadays every kid wants to be connected to their machines all day, interacting almost completely through this virtual world. People are constantly tracked and updated on other idiot's past times. I miss … Continue Reading ››
Check out the track!
scene 1
Robot will have 4 arms and 4 legs
cosmic eyes
Aliens will be green creatures
background will be images lived traced of winterforest
vector tracing crystals for scene one
back ground is built with crystal sky and solid foreground
Robots will be mirrored left and right, and another sketch of the view … Continue Reading ››
I really miss my parents and being able to go to a warm home where someone will take care of me. I miss being able to sit on my couch with my cat and just watch tv and play video games to my heart’s desire. I miss the home cooked meals appearing in front of … Continue Reading ››
From Future Me:Dear 'Past Me',
Think of this as a safety blanket. Comforting words to keep in mind while you venture out into the world- and trust me. You will venture.
You will see the world, invest in it. You will make small change, effective change. You will retain your passion for your … Continue Reading ››
He was working as a security guard at Stop and Shop when he saw a guy walking in with really fat pants. He starts walking around and grabs 5 dvds from the dvd section. Who buys dvds from Stop and Shop? So the guy goes in the bathroom and comes … Continue Reading ››
Part 1Family Interview
My brother Rick is the best demonstration of my families traditions and morals. In my mind he is the hardest worker, deepest thinker, and most athletic person i know. He's constantly training to complete in five mile races raising money for cancer patients and … Continue Reading ››
At 45 years old, I miss my youth. I miss being agile and young, and having the ability to be active and fit and young and attractive. I miss flirting with boys, and having abs, and doing crazy things like skinny dipping. I miss the excitement of getting ready with your girls to go out … Continue Reading ››
People walking, whistle, speed, noise, cars, buildings. I miss all the briskness of a city. I wish I could go back in time, sit in a modern apartment, play with any kind of electronic devices or latest technologies without needing any instruction manual. I miss … Continue Reading ››
Future looking back (as 50 year old): "I really miss...Or one thing I never miss...& why it's important to you.
As I am 50 years old now, something that I really miss looking back is being young. When I was in college and pursuing a future career, I had no idea where I was really going … Continue Reading ››
I miss a lot of things from my past, but I work toward creating similar memories with my family. I remember stumbling out of bed before school each day. I would sit at the same spot at our kitchen table and without fail, my mom would have a cup of tea waiting there for me. … Continue Reading ››
INTERVIEW: Part 1I interviewed my mom, I asked a few different questions and then that stemmed off to many little stories about her childhood experiences.
I lived in reading Massachusetts from the time I was born until I was in third grade, nine years old. We live in a neighborhood in a small ranch house. As a kid … Continue Reading ››
One thing I miss now is my clothes that I used to wear. These all weather skin suits are fine and all but I miss being able to decide what I want to wear.
Now that I look back on my life, I realize that there are many things that I do and do not miss from my childhood. The one thing that I miss the most is having the freedom to do what I wanted whenever I wanted. My childhood was very relaxing and it didn't really require … Continue Reading ››
One thing I really miss is spending summer vacations with my parents and brother. Looking back on my childhood, I was so fortunate to have two incredible parents. When I was just two years old, they put me on a plane and brought me with them to Italy and France to travel. They have also taken … Continue Reading ››
Interviewing some of my family helped me to see how things have really changed over time. It is interesting to learn about your family history to see where you come from and decide where you want to go with your life.
Part 1: Family Interviews:
I interviewed my Mother, Grandmother, and Grandfather. It was really … Continue Reading ››
When I was four years old I went to pre-k at a good school, with good teachers and lots of friends, and when I was 5 years old my parents pulled me out of school to homeschool me.
Part 1: Family Interview Interview with my mom: Why did you decide to live in Maine? "I Grew up in Maine. I knew it'd be a safe state to bring up my kids. I also like having all four seasons. Being around oceans and lakes is important to me as well because I … Continue Reading ››
Who We Are
Part 1: Family Interview
1.) Domenica Diane Simone Vezza was born in Irvington. New Jersey in 1956. She was named Domenica after her great grandmother because in Italy it is a tradition to name your child after your parent’s name. Now that she is older she goes by the name Diane, but her real … Continue Reading ››
Thanks to this project so I could get a chance to know more about my family history and my father. As in eastern culture, especially in asian countries, fathers usually play a solemn role … Continue Reading ››
5 different things you might not know about my life....
Part 1:
Asked my Mom a few questions about her younger years… At what age did you start school? Did anything interesting happen during these years? –
1965- I started school when I was 4 and went to kindergarten “beginning in 3rd grade, I had to change schools because … Continue Reading ››
PART ONE: FAMILY INTERVIEWS
I decided to interview my grandfather on my mom’s side for this part.
This is the question and answer format for now.What is your full name?
Malcolm Lee Perkins. Nicknamed Mickey.
When and where were you born?
June 6th, 1949 in Presque Isle, Maine
Where did you grow up?
-Grew up in Presque Isle also.
-Other side of town, … Continue Reading ››
My story involves a very close (and large) family with a French Catholic background. Although there were a lot of moments growing up that led me to be who I am today, there were a few people that really made an impact on my life and I owe them my eternal … Continue Reading ››
Turning Point
I feel like I have encountered a lot of turning points in my life, but one that sticks out to me the most is when my grandmother recently passed away. I have dealt with death in my life before, but this is the first time I have experienced a family member passing away. My … Continue Reading ››
Sometimes I think to myself, how could I have already had a turning point in my life? I am only 21. Looking back onto what I have accomplished so far in life, I few things stand out. The one thing that I am going to focus on though is joining Alternative Breaks. It is something … Continue Reading ››
Last January, I made a decisive that completely changed my life. I made a decision to study abroad in Rome, Italy. I was nervous and excited but I knew that I was meant to live in Italy.When I arrived in Rome, I immediately fell back in love with the city. I had so many memories … Continue Reading ››
A turning point in my life was the beginning of my third year at UMaine. College is the perfect time to really discover who you are, find friends, and to learn what most interests you. My first two years of college I had friends and did have fun sometimes, but inside I felt really lonely … Continue Reading ››
Spring 2009
It was my sophomore year of high school. I'd never traveled anywhere outside of New England except for Florida during middle school. The opportunity to travel to Dublin, Wales and London during my spring break came to surface and I felt like the trip was calling my name. At sixteen I thought it'd be … Continue Reading ››
When I was five, I was asked which elementary school I wanted to attend in the near future. A daunting task for a five year-old. At that time, the city of Presque Isle, Maine had two elementary schools teaching Kindergarten through Fifth grade, Pine Street and Zippel. This is … Continue Reading ››
When I was four years old I went to pre-k at a good school, with good teachers and lots of friends, and when I was 5 years old my parents pulled me out of school to homeschool me.
It is all about a decision that I made 3 years ago. I didn't do well in my AL exam (a public examination in the last year of high school in Hong Kong) so I ended up not getting any offer from my desired Universities in Hong Kong. My family and I … Continue Reading ››
Last semester (Fall 2013) my depression and suicidal ideation came to a high (or low depending on how you look at it). This resulted in numerous weeks of bottled up fear and worry, causing my stress to skyrocket. I ended up crashing so hard that I almost committed suicide. It was in that moment I … Continue Reading ››
I love snowboarding. About two years ago I was snowboarding during the beginning of the season having a great time. I intended on continuing throughout the season because I loved snowboarding so much. Unfortunately, I was not able to ride the rest of the season. During a day on the mountain I approached a jump … Continue Reading ››
I had been in a really unhealthy relationship for a while. There was a lot of verbal and emotional abuse that sometimes went both ways. I broke it off several times, but for some reason we always got back together. Looking back, that was terrible. There was a turning point however, when I met the … Continue Reading ››
"Where are you Going, Where have you Been?"
How we imagine our futures depends on who we are and where we come from--the context that makes our selves, our families and our society. Society is made up of more than what we … Continue Reading ››
In our lives there are moments, decisive moments, when the direction of our lives was pointed in a given direction, and because of the events of this moment, we are going in another direction. Poet Robert Frost shared this concept simply as “The … Continue Reading ››
Welcome to Digital Narrative 2: NMD 443. View Syllabus for an intro to the course, and see the first steps in each of the featured posts. You will begin by viewing sample digital stories from the Center for Digital Storytelling. Then you … Continue Reading ››